国际英语新闻:Tunisian president, Arab League chief discuss Arab development

TUNIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Kais Saied received Monday the visiting Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit.

According to the presidency, the two officials reviewed the activities of the general secretariat of the League of Arab States and discussed the latest developments in the region.

"Saied stressed the need to adopt a new approach in the service of joint Arab action, while calling for reviewing regulations, developing specialized Arab structures and organizations and making their work more effective," reads the presidency statement.

"The new approach aims to achieve the objectives of the League of Arab States and to conform its initiatives to the aspirations of the peoples of the Arab region," said the president.

For his part, Aboul-Gheit talked about the means and mechanisms likely to develop the structure of the League of Arab States and "guarantee the success of its actions."